Panasonic HX-A100 manual

Owner ’ s Manual Wear able Camera Model N o. HX-A100 Please rea d these ins tructions car efully before using this pr oduc t, and save this manual for future use. VQT4X 94 until 2013/2/28 Register online at ww w .p anasonic.c om/registe r (U.S . customer s only)[...]

- 2 - Preparation (Imp ortant) A bout t he Waterpr oof/ Dustproo f ......... ................ ................ ............... 3 Read this first ............. ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... 6 What you can do wi th this unit ........... .......... 7 Names a nd Functi ons of Mai n Parts .. .......... 8 Wearing this unit ........ .........[...]

- 3 - Preparati on This does not guar antee n o destru ction, no malfunctio n, or w aterproofi ng in all condition s. * This mea ns that thi s unit can be used underwate r for spec ified time in specifie d pressure in accord ance with th e handl ing method established by Panasoni c. ∫ Handling of thi s unit ≥ Waterproofing is not guar anteed i [...]

- 4 - ∫ When inner s ide of the lens is fogg ed (condens ation) Condensat ion may occu r and the inne r side of the len s may be fogge d when this uni t is moved to a warm are a from a c old area, such as at high a ltitude. It is no t a malfun ction or failure of this un it. It may b e caused by the en vironmen t in whi ch this un it is used. ≥[...]

- 5 - ≥ Use this unit un derwate r at a de pth of do wn to 1. 5 m (5 feet) with the water tem perature betwee n 0 o C and 35 o C (32 o F an d 95 o F). ≥ Do not use this uni t at a de pth of ove r 1.5 m (5 fe et). ≥ Do not use it in hot water o ver 35 o C (95 o F) (in a bat h or ho t sp ring ). ≥ Do not use this uni t under water not lo nger[...]

- 6 - ∫ About record ing format s and comp atibility of this uni t ≥ This unit is an MP4 f ormat (MPEG-4 A VC file standard) Wearable Camera for recording high- definition m otion pictures. ≥ A VCH D and MPEG 2 motio n pictures a re differen t formats, an d are not therefore supporte d by this unit. ∫ About the portrait rights Be sure to pa[...]

- 7 - Y o u can enjo y a varie ty of function s by conne cting this unit to a smartpho ne or an access point. *1 Once you ma ke the setti ngs, you can pe rform a liv e broadcast with only the b utton oper ation on this unit fr om the ne xt time on. *2 The fun ctions ava ilable for th e direct connecti on to the smartphon e are also available for th[...]

- 8 - 1 Power la mp ( l 12 , 15 ) 2 Acces s lamp ( l 14 ) 3 Wi-Fi ® /WPS bu tton [ ] ( l 17 , 35 , 40 , 41 , 53 ) Wi-Fi mode lamp ( l 17 , 35 , 40 , 41 , 53 ) Switches to Wi-Fi mode . Each press of the button swi tches the lamp. ≥ [ ]: Smar tphone m ode ≥ [ ]: Live broadca sting mo de ≥ [ ]: A ccess point mo de ≥ Off: Wi-Fi m ode is turn e[...]

- 9 - ≥ When r emoving th e camera/ main unit fr om the A rmband Ca se, avoid pu lling t he camera /main unit co nnection cab le. ≥ Y ou can use an opt ional Mu lti Moun t (VW-MKA100 ) for a va riety of scenes. W earing this un it Wear the mai n unit an d camera unit. ≥ If you hav e felt discomf ort after a long per iod of use, stop the u se [...]

- 10 - ≥ Do not touch the lens or pull the cabl e while attaching or r emoving. ≥ When you a djust th e adjuster, do so slowl y without app lying too much force . ≥ If the a djustment k nob come s off, attach it a s indicated in the ri ght figure. Att aching the c amera unit to the ear hook to w ear 1 Insert the ca mera unit until it clicks i[...]

- 1 1 - Charging the battery ≥ This u nit has a b uilt-in rec hargeable lithium-i on batt ery . Do n ot remove ex cept wh en disposin g of this u nit. ( l 61 ) ≥ The ba ttery will n ot be c harged if this unit i s turned o n. Connec t it with the PC to c harge the ba ttery after turnin g it o ff. ≥ It is recommend ed to charge the battery in [...]

- 12 - Charging and recording time ∫ Charging/Recordi ng time ≥ T emp eratu re: 25 o C (77 o F)/humidity: 60%RH ≥ These ti mes are ap proxima tions. ≥ The in dicated chargin g time is f or whe n the ba ttery has been d ischarg ed comple tely . Charging time an d recordab le time var y depend ing on the usage c ondition s such as h igh/ low [...]

- 13 - This unit can r ecord motion pictures or still pictures to a m icroSD card. Cards that you can use w ith this unit Use microSD Me mory Card (512 MB/1 GB/2 GB ) or microSDHC Memo ry Card (4 GB/8 GB/ 16 GB/32 GB) confo rming to Cla ss 4 *2 or higher of the SD Spee d Clas s Ra tin g *1 fo r moti on pictur e recor ding. ≥ Operati on of micr oS[...]

- 14 - Inserting/removing a mic roSD card Caut ion: Check that the a ccess lam p A has gone off. ≥ When this unit is ac c essing the mi croS D car d (suc h as r ecognit ion, reco rding, pl ayb ack an d deletio n), the acc ess lamp li ghts up. C : Unlock ed when the red in dicator is vi sible 1 Slide the LO CK switch B to the lef t to unl ock the [...]

- 15 - Press the powe r button to turn on this unit. T urning th is unit on/off The po wer lamp is turn ed on. T o turn off this unit Hold do wn the powe r button unti l the power lamp goes off. Proc eed to “Co nnecti ng directl y with a smar tphone ” ( l 17 ) and “Se tting up with S etup wizard ” ( l 19 ) t o finish the setup of this unit.[...]

- 16 - ∫ Use this unit as a wi reless LA N device When using equipment or compu ter systems that require m ore reliable sec urity than wir eless LAN devices, ensure th at the app ropriate m easures a re taken for s afety design s and defe cts for the systems used. Panasonic will not take any responsibility for a ny damage that arises when using t[...]

- 17 - Inst alling Image App The Ima ge App is an appl ication fo r the smar tphone p rovided by P anasonic. ≥ The serv ice may n ot be able to be us ed prope rly depend ing on the type of smartpho ne being used. For compatible device s, see the following support s ite. http:/ /panasonic.jp/s upport/g lobal/cs/e_ cam/ind ex.html (T his Site is En[...]

- 18 - Select th is unit's SS ID (Wirele ss network n ame) on a smartpho ne and en ter password t o connect wit h t he smart phon e . ≥ Change th e default SSID a nd password after co mpleting th e first setting . ( l 19 ) 1 Press the Wi-Fi/WPS button continuously to change the Wi-Fi mode lamp to [ ]. ≥ The W i-Fi mode la mp [ ] flashes. 2[...]

- 19 - After making the settings according to the setup wizard screens, you can use the main functions of this unit. Proce ed to com plete th e setup by foll owing th e on-s creen inst ruction s. ≥ The setu p wizard is displaye d at the tim e of purch ase and after a long period of non-use d uring which the b attery ran down. 1 Synchronize the ti[...]

- 20 - ∫ If the conne ction between this u nit and the sm artphone has been interrupted The con nection between th is unit a nd the sm artphone may be interrupte d tempor arily de pending on radio wave conditions. An atte mpt to reco nnect is made aut omatically when ra dio wave inte rference, etc. is eli minated. Please n ote the following. ≥ [...]

- 21 - For set tings on the Set up menu, ta p # [Cam era setup ] # respective items o n the Image A pp scre en. S t ar ting and st op ping of rec ordi ng, unit on /of f and occ urr ing er ror s ca n be conf ir med with t his so und . (High/Small/OFF) ( l 57 ) When abou t 5 minutes have passed w ithout a ny operatio n, this unit a utomati cally turn[...]

- 22 - Basic Record motion pictu res or still pictures u sing the smartpho ne as a remote contr ol. ≥ For detail s, refer t o the help of the I mage App. Recording motion pictures 1 Ta p . ≥ This unit is set t o the recording mod e. 2 T ap the motion pic ture recording ic on to st art. ≥ S tart s rec ordi ng. 3 T ap the motion pic ture record[...]

- 23 - ∫ Checks befo re recor ding If you inte nd to reco rd only with th is unit by tur ning off the W i-Fi mode, we recommen d you make a test recording to check the sett ings such as the fiel d of view mode, [Imag e stabilization] and [Wh ite balanc e] b efo re rec ording. ( l 22 , 25 , 26 ) ≥ Wear this u nit, face the front, and then chec k[...]

- 24 - Ta p # [Recor d Setup ] # respective items o n the Imag e App sc reen. ≥ For mor e informa tion, refer to the help of the Im age App. This se ts the record ing mode. T he grea ter the nu mber is, the higher th e image quality is . However, the file size a lso become s greater. ( l 60 ) Set to ON to select Nor mal shootin g mode in [R ec Mo[...]

- 25 - This is for recording still pictures at a set interval. (60 Seconds/30 Seconds/10 Seconds/5 Seconds/ 3 Seconds/O FF) ≥ If you tap the still picture rec ording icon, intermitte nt reco rding starts. (T ap it again to stop recordin g.) ≥ Y ou can also start/st op intermitt ent rec ording by p ressing the photos hot button on this uni t. ?[...]

- 26 - When the c olor tone d oes not loo k natural d ue to a light source, et c., tap [Preset], and select t he mode . ≥ When recor ding und er mercur y vapo r lamps , sodi um lamp s, sp otl ight s in a th eater , etc. or whe n recording a suns et/sunrise, etc., fill the entire screen with the white subject, and tap [Custom] # [Set] to set. (The[...]

- 27 - Motion pictures or still pictures stored in this unit are played back with the smart phone. ≥ For mor e informa tion, refer to the help of the Im age App. 1 Ta p . ≥ Thumbnails of motion picture or still picture sto red in this unit are disp layed. 2 Ta p ( ) . ∫ For playing b ack motion pictures 3 Ta p M P 4 . 4 T ap the thumbn ail of[...]

- 28 - Playback settings Ta p # [Playb ack sett ings] # respecti ve it ems on the I mage Ap p scr een. ≥ For mor e informa tion, refer to the help of the Im age App. ≥ Please r efer to page 32 for "Pic ture Share" se ttings. If “Medium” is set, the data will be resized to 2.1M when copying st ill picture data in this unit to t he [...]

- 29 - Camera function Ta p # # items in [Camer a functi on] on th e Imag e App scr een. ≥ For mor e informa tion, refer to the help of the Im age App. ≥ For “P lay on TV ”, refer to “P laying ba ck on a DLNA-compati ble TV ” ( l 43 ). Motion/still pictur es can be protecte d so that they are not deleted by m istake. (Even if you pr ote[...]

- 30 - When you upload motio n pictures and still pictures r ecorded with this unit on WEB services (Facebo ok, Y ouTube, etc.) o r perform a live broa dcast us ing “USTREA M”, you a re requir ed to set the following. ≥ For mor e informa tion, refer to the help of the Im age App. ∫ Req uire d set ting s fo r upl oadi ng/ l ive broa dcas tin[...]

- 31 - “LUMIX CLUB” settings If you i ntend to b roadcast a live motio n picture o r use WEB se rvices wi th an iOS device, you are required to regi ster “L UMIX CLUB ” and WE B services yo u use because uploadi ng or liv e broadcas ting is do ne via “ LUMIX CLUB” . Perf o rm ser v ic e u se r re gis t r ati o n ( fr ee o f c h ar ge ) [...]

- 32 - 4 Close (or hide) the Im age App, turn on the W i-Fi setting, and conne ct this unit and smartphone ( l 17 ) When yo u perform a live broa dcast with USTREAM , you are required t o synchronize the “LU MIX CLUB” set tings with this unit. Ta p # [Playback settings ] # [LUMIX CLUB set tings] # [Mana ge login ID] and tap [Register the same L[...]

- 33 - Uploads motion/still pict ures stored on th is unit to WEB services. “LUMIX C LUB” set tings, e tc. are r equired for up loading . ( l 31 ) R efer to “Requir ed setti ngs for se nding d ata, etc.” ( l 30 ). ≥ For mor e informa tion, refer to the help of the Im age App. 1 Ta p . ≥ Thumbnails of mo tion picture or still p icture st[...]

- 34 - ≥ If 3G or othe r mobile connections ar e used for uploading motion pictures or still pict ures, high data charge s may be in curred de pending on the conte nt of your data plan. Upload ing on WEB se rvices can also be do ne with a n access po int conn ection. ( l 41 )[...]

- 35 - Advanced This is t he connect ion method for Live broadcas ting using the “LUMI X CLUB” and “USTR EAM” services. ≥ Check if the wireless access point is compati ble with IEEE802.1 1b, IEEE802.1 1 g, or IEEE802.1 1n. ≥ Access po int settings a re require d speciall y for Live br oadcasting . * Only th e smartphone compatible with [...]

- 36 - Enter SSID ( Wireless n etwork name) and password of yo ur access p oint to conn ect this unit to the access point . 1 Check the SSID and p as sw ord of your acc ess point. ≥ The SSID and passwor d of the a ccess point (e .g. a wir eless router ) you us e are des cribed on th e access poin t device or in its man ual. For details, refe r to[...]

- 37 - Using th e “LUMIX CLUB” and “USTREA M” services, you can br oadcast l ive motion p ictures. (Li ve broadcas ting) ≥ For the con nection, refer to “Setti ng the connec tion destinati on for Live bro adcastin g (Connecting in Live broadc ast mod e) ” ( l 35 ). * Only th e smartphone compatible with teth ering is avai lable. Setti[...]

- 38 - Set the line qual ity , et c. for when in Live broa dcast mo de. (Direct connecti on to the s martphon e is required for the se ttings. ( l 17 )) From t he Im age Ap p, t a p # [Camera Wi-F i settin gs] # [Live mo de set tings], an d make the settin gs . ≥ Depending on the e- mail rejection or firewall settin g at the destination ad dress,[...]

- 39 - ∫ About Line qua lity for Live b r oadcasti ng Set the Line Quality from the following . When [AUTO] is set , the line qu ality is checked and is automa tically set to on e of the option s. (When b roadcasting motion pic tures or sound are inte rrupted or the line is di sconnected , set the line quality a ccording to your comm unicatio n e[...]

- 40 - Performing a liv e broadcast Press the W i-Fi/WPS button continuou sly to change the Wi-Fi mode lamp to [ ]. ≥ Wi-Fi mode lamp [ ] will turn on when the connection is completed. ≥ A live broadc ast starts. ≥ If [E-m ail Setup ] is ena bled, a br oadcast n otification e-mail is sent to the addresse s that have been set. ∫ T o stop a l[...]

- 41 - The foll owing conn ections are for contro lling this u nit from a s martphon e via an acce ss point (wireles s router , etc.) or for playi ng back motio n pictures in this unit on a DLNA-c ompatible TV . (The connecti ons of bot h 1 and 2 are re quired) ≥ Check if the wireless access point is compati ble with IEEE802.1 1b, IEEE802.1 1 g, [...]

- 42 - Enter SSID ( Wireless n etwork name) and password of yo ur access p oint to conn ect this unit to the access point . 1 Check the SSID and p as sw ord of your acc ess point. ≥ The SSID and passwo rd of the access point ( e.g. a wi reless broa dband ro uter) you use are describ ed on the access point device or i n its manual. For detail s, r[...]

- 43 - Play back the data in th is unit on a D LNA-compati ble device, such as a DL NA-compatibl e TV . ≥ Refer to “Connect ing to device s on the ne twork ( Connecting in Access Poi nt mode) ” ( l 41 ) for inform ation on th e connectio n. (T o co ntrol this un it from a smartph one, you n eed to con nect both the DL NA device a nd the sma r[...]

- 44 - For the networ k for this unit, tap # [Cam era Wi -Fi sett in gs] # [Camera SSID settings ] from the Image A pp to mak e changes, etc. The foll owing setti ngs can b e made. j Chang ing the SSI D/Changin g the netwo rk password j Displayi ng the MAC ad dress inf ormation ( MAC addre ss refers to a unique ID nu mber assi gned to devi ces that[...]

- 45 - With a PC If you con nect this unit to a PC wh ile this un it is turned o ff, charging of this unit starts. ( l 11 ) If you con nect this unit to a PC wh ile this un it is tu rned o n, this uni t is rec ognized as a card rea der , so you can access the m icroSD card in this unit from t he PC. ≥ Y ou can use HD Writer WE 1 .0 when using wit[...]

- 46 - ∫ For use wit h Mac Copying motion/ still pictures on PC When u sing this u nit as a car d reader, removable disk (Exam ple: ) is disp layed in [Com puter] . 1 Double-click the folder that contains the still pictures. ([DCIM] # [100CDPFQ] etc.) 2 Drag and drop th e still pictures onto the desti nation folder (on the PC’s HDD). ∫ T o di[...]

- 47 - About the PC display The folder structur e of a microSD card on wh ich this unit has performed recording is as follows. Examp le folde r structu re of a m icroSD card: ≥ Folde r num bers rang e from 100 to 999. Four or five alphab etic charact ers after a three- digit numb er indica te the fi le type. ≥ A new folder is cre ated each time[...]

- 48 - The feature of HD W r iter WE 1.0 Y ou can copy the motion/still picture files to the HDD of PCs or microSD cards using HD Writer WE 1.0, t he software i nstalled in t he suppli ed CD-ROM . ≥ Refer to the ope rating in structions o f HD Wr iter WE 1.0 (PDF file) for detai ls on how to use it. ≥ It is im possible to write f iles to this u[...]

- 49 - End User Licens e Agreement Before opening th e CD-ROM package, plea se read th e following . Y o u (“Licens ee”) a re grante d a licen se for the Software d efined in this End User Licen se Agreem ent (“Agr eement”) on condit ion that you agree to the terms and condi tions of th is Agreem ent. Article 1 License License e is grante d[...]

- 50 - Operating e nvironment for HD Writer WE 1. 0 When using HD Writer WE 1.0, the follo wing PC environment is required. ≥ Even if the sys tem requirem ents mentioned in this owner ’s manual are fulf illed, some PCs cannot be used. ≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. (A comp atible Blu -ray disc/DV [...]

- 51 - ≥ Operation is not guar anteed in the following case s. j When 2 or more USB devices a re connect ed to a P C, or when devices a re connect ed throug h USB hu bs or by usi ng extension cables. j Operati on on an up graded OS . j Operati on on an OS other th an the on e pre-install ed. ≥ This so ftware is not co mpatible wi th Microso ft [...]

- 52 - ∫ Uninst alling HD Writer WE 1 .0 Follow t he steps below to uninstall a ny software applicatio ns that you no longer requir e. 1 Select [S tart] # [Control Panel] # [Unins t all a program]. 2 Select [HD Writer WE 1.0], t hen click [Uni nsta ll]. ≥ Proc eed w ith t h e uninst all a tion by f ollow ing t he on- screen i nstr ucti ons . ?[...]

- 53 - Others Initializing the network settings This retu rns the following network- related setting s to the de fault states. ≥ An SSID/passwor d for this u nit set after the p urchase ([Cam era Wi-F i settings ] # [Cam era SSID se ttings] in the Ima ge App) ≥ An SSID/ password for t he acces s point you u se in Live broadcas t mode ([Cam era [...]

- 54 - T roubleshoot ing Problem Check points The le ns fogs up. ≥ This is due to c ondensati on. It is n ot a mal function. P lease refe r to page 4 . This unit cannot b e turned on. This unit does n ot stay on long eno ugh. Batt ery r uns down quickl y . ≥ Charge the battery a gain to ensure it is sufficiently charged . ( l 11 ) ≥ In cold p[...]

- 55 - Proble m Chec k points Mosaic- like noi se appear s and movem e nt is jagge d when vie wing the live v iew sc reen . ≥ If the R ecording Mode is set to [19 20 k 1080/60 p], mosaic-like noise m ay appear on the screen , and move ment may not see m smooth. A mot i on pictur e file is create d that is lo nger than t he record ing tim e. ≥ R[...]

- 56 - Proble m Chec k points Access p oint is no t displ ayed. ≥ T urn on the access p oint. ≥ Perform th e connecti on closer to the acce ss point. ≥ This uni t may not di splay or con nect to a acces s point d epending on the ra dio wave condition. ≥ It may not display e ven if th e radio wave s exist de pending o n the setting of t he a[...]

- 57 - If this u nit is not operating correctly, t ake note of the aler t sound to resolve any proble ms. Alert Sound “2 Beep s” soun d 4 times ≥ If the po wer is ON, the time of this unit has not been set. Set th e date an d time. ( l 20 ) ≥ If the po wer lamp flashes quickly an d the powe r turns OF F , the f ollowing sym ptoms are possib[...]

- 58 - Keep this unit a s far aw ay as po ssible fr om elect romagne tic equi pment (su ch as micro wave ove ns, TVs , vide o games et c.). ≥ If you use thi s unit on top of or near a TV , the picture s and/or s ound on th is unit m ay be disrup ted by electr omagnetic wave radi ation. ≥ Record ed data may be damag ed, or pictu res may be d ist[...]

- 59 - Delete pe rsonal info rmation fr om this u nit when reque sting r epai rs or handing i t to o thers / disposin g of this unit in orde r to protec t perso nal information. Wireless router and LUMIX CLUB ID/password s are st ored in th is unit, so make a copy of th is information and rese t the netwo rk setting s to preven t unautho rized use [...]

- 60 - microS D cards are only m ention ed with th eir ma in memory size. ≥ The defaul t settin g is [1920 k 10 80/30p] M ode. ≥ The stated times ar e the app roximate re cordable t imes for con tinuous recording. ≥ The reco rdable ti me may b e reduced i f recordin g with a lo t of act ion is rec orded or recordi ng of short scen e is rep ea[...]

- 61 - When dis posing o f your use d produ cts, remove the b attery built into this unit after initializi ng the network se ttings ( l 53 ), and p lease cooperat e in rec ycling o f the b attery . Please refer t o page 62 ab out how t o remove the bat tery . ≥ Please ma ke sure that th e battery is disposed of a t an officially as signed locatio[...]

- 62 - When di sposing of yo ur used p roducts, delete personal information from this unit by initializing the netwo rk settings. ≥ Disassem ble after the batter y runs out. ≥ If it canno t be remo ved smooth ly , contact Panasoni c’s Service Cent er . ≥ Keep disa ssem bled part s out of reach of chi ldren . 1 Open the sid e cover , and rem[...]

- 63 - ∫ Carefully obser ve copy right laws Whate ver you h ave reco rded and create d can b e us ed f or y our person al ente rt ainme nt only . Under co pyrigh t laws, other ma teria ls cannot be u sed wi thout obtaining permi ssion fr om the h olders of the copyr ights. ∫ Licenses ≥ microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. ≥ Micr oso[...]

- 64 - This pro duc t incorp ora tes the follo wi ng software: (1) the software deve loped ind ependentl y by or for Pana sonic Cor por ati o n, (2) the software owned by third part y and license d to Panaso nic Corpo ration, (3) the software lice nsed unde r the GN U Genera l Public License, V e rsion 2.0 ( GPL V2.0), (4) the software lice nsed un[...]

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